János Csank (born 27 October 1946, in Ózd, Hungary) is a Hungarian former goalkeeper and football manager.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ózd, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1984–1985 | Egri FC | ||
| 1986–1989 | Békéscsabai Előre | ||
| 1989–1995 | Vác | ||
| 1995–1996 | Proodeftiki F.C. | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hungary | ||
| 1998–1999 | Vác | ||
| 2000–2002 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2002–2003 | Siófok | ||
| 2003–2004 | Videoton | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sopron | ||
| 2006 | Győri ETO | ||
| 2006–2007 | Diósgyőr | ||
| 2007–2008 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2008–2011 | Zalaegerszegi TE | ||
| 2012–2013 | Gyirmót SE | ||
| 2013–2015 | Vác FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Zalaegerszegi TE | ||
| 2017– | Kárpátalja | ||
Club coaching career
editCsank won the National-Championship twice, first in 1994 with Vác FC-Samsung and in 2001 in charge of Ferencváros.[2]
He resigned from Ferencváros in April 2008 after a 2–2 draw against Makó left Fradi in third place, eight points behind Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Eastern Group) leaders Kecskeméti TE.[3]
International coaching career
editCsank was manager of the Hungary national football team between April 1996 and November 1997. During this time, Hungary advanced from the World Cup qualification group but suffered a devastating 1–7, 5–0 defeat against FR Yugoslavia.
After the losses against Yugoslavia, Csank resigned from his position and was followed by Bertalan Bicskei.[4]
Personal
editCsank is recognizable for his dark humor. At half-time in the losing match against the Yugoslavian team, when a reporter asked him what he was going to say to the players, he replied: "Surely not to keep it up!".[5] At the end of this match, at the interview he said that the major cause of the loss was, "I didn't know that some of my players were so lame."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Csank János" (in Hungarian). magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Csank János mesteredző belépett az Eger Sikeréért Egyesületbe – Eger Sikeréért Egyesület" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "ftcbk.eu profile" (in Hungarian). ftcbk.eu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
- ^ "Emlékezetes meccsek az elmúlt két évtizedből" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "20 éve verték rommá a válogatottat a jugoszlávok".
- ^ "Van Gaal: Jobb 7-1-re kikapni, mint 11-esekkel". index.hu. 10 July 2014.
- Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben? I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, p. 200., ISBN 963-495-008-6
- FTC Baráti Kör: Interview with Csank (in Hungarian)